Oy Vey Film – Stories from the Diaspora

The film tells the story of Sero, a Kurdish boy in a Syrian border village in the 1980s, and his confusion about the education that teaches him Arab nationalism and hatred of Jews. Humor, satire, and memories link the Syrian tragedy to the present.

Two friends, a Muslim and a Jew, fight against the German occupation in Tunis in 1942. Myriam is forced to marry but does not want to. The film explores the relationship between Jewish and Arab cultures.

Two sisters navigate through political protests and social changes in France during 1963-1964, with the older one becoming more politically involved around the Algerian War and her Jewish identity.

Anna and Adam, a young couple from Paris with Polish Jewish origins, travel to Poland for the first time of their lives. If Adam is not very excited about this trip, Anna is excited to discover the land that is also her grandmother's.

Oy Vey Film presents five short films about Jewish experiences, from a man reliving his past to documentaries about family, identity, and refugees. After the screening, there will be a memorial ritual.

An animated feature film following the dramatic journey of two siblings, Kyona and her brother Adriel, who are running away, because they are being pursued by an unspecified Eastern European country.

A recording of the historic tram ride telling the story of the February Strike. Descendants recount the story of Joop IJisberg, who called for the strike at the GVB in the Havenstraat.

At the height of the pandemic a young man with brain cancer named Ethan Sisser became a social media influencer, inspiring thousands around the globe with his unique approach towards the dying process.

Jewish life in the Netherlands remains elusive after the Shoah. The film is an expression of reclaiming, overcoming, and searching for a more intimate and joyful Dutch-Jewish identity.

Argentinian cameraman Leandro makes a living from filming Jewish weddings. At one of his jobs, he falls in love with Paloma, the clarinetist of the Klezmer band. To seduce her he pretends to be shooting a documentary film about traditional Yiddish folk music. What Leandro does not know is that his “fake” film project will take him on an unscripted journey throughout Eastern Europe in search of the last remaining Klezmer melodies.